Planning report · Offaly County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 14:33
Beechmount Avenue, Clara
53.34649, -7.59851
Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Offaly County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 11 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · lived-in homes don't pay it
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing Residential: This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
offaly county development plan 2021 2027 · 22 Oct 2021 – 21 Oct 2027
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing Residential: This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
offaly county development plan 2021 2027 variation no 1 · 22 Oct 2021 – 22 Oct 2027
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Vacant land taxNo lived-in homes don't pay it
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 1 | Beechmount House |
| Monuments | 7 | Mound; Enclosure |
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 78% approved, and 67% are asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 67%
78% · council 88%
Approved nearbyOffaly overall
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 9 nearby, 828 council-wide
Kilcoursey, file by file since 2021
1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
5 files with "Kilcoursey" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 102 days. Building starts about 11 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated27 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 1 appealed approvals were reversed.
Approvals appealed1 decided
0 reversed
Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 8 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured10 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 9 Nov 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 9 Nov 20268 days left12689 · application received — THE REPURPOSING OF AN EXISTING ROOM FROM AN OFFICE/ MEETING ROOM TO A MULTI-PURPOSE EARLY YEARS…€20 to the council · 289 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2024. 80% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1COMMUNAL BUILDING GARRAN AN CHAISLEAIN , KILCOURSEY CLARA , CO. OFFALY comments close 9 Nov 2026THE REPURPOSING OF AN EXISTING ROOM FROM AN OFFICE/ MEETING ROOM TO A MULTI-PURPOSE EARLY YEARS ROOM
Every application within 500 m 9 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- COMMUNAL BUILDING GARRAN AN CHAISLEAIN , KILCOURSEY CLARA , CO.OFFALY Withdrawn or not validTHE REPURPOSING OF AN EXISTING ROOM FROM AN OFFICE/ MEETING ROOM TO A MULTI-PURPOSE EARLY YEARS ROOM
- 2Townlands of Lehinch Kilcoursey Kilbride Aghamore Raheen and Clara , near Clara , Co. Offaly No decision yet(RED 111) a 38kV hybrid grid connection cable and is intended to connect the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar…
- Townlands of Lehinch Kilcoursey Kilbride Aghamore Raheen and Clara , near Clara , Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valid(RED III) a 38kV hybrid grid connection cable and is intended to connect the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar…
- Townlands of Lehinch Kilcoursey Kilbride Aghamore Raheen and Clara , near Clara , Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not validRED III - for development at this site in the townlands of Lehinch, Kilcoursey, Kilbride, Aghamore, Raheen…
- 4Silver Hill , Kilcoursey Clara , Co. Offaly Approved with conditionsthe construction of a new dwelling house, new garage and all associated site development works
- 36 Oakview , Clara , Co Offaly Approved with conditionsconstructing an extension to the side of existing dwelling. The extension will consist of a downstairs…
- Silver Hill , Clara , Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not validthe construction of a new dwelling house, new garage and all associated site development works
- Townlands of Lehinch Kilcoursey Kilbride Aghamore Raheen and Clara , near Clara , Co. Offaly Withdrawn or not valida 38kV hybrid grid connection cable and is intended to connect the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl.…
How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- 23 Abbey Court, Clara, Offaly · 16 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60075 · 487 m
- Lissanski, Clara, Offaly, R35YR25 · 7 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460048 · 462 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbows and Butterflies Early Learning Centre · Crèche | 8 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 692 m |
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Offaly County Council.
Homes approved
Here35
Council middle0
Homes started
Here18
Council middle1
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
63% owner-occupied (council 72%).
Homes built before 1971
24% · council 30%
Homes built since 2001
4% · council 34%
Owner-occupied
63% · council 72%
Rented
33% · council 22%
Children under 15
18% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
23% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
29% · council 47%
Work mainly from home
4% · council 8%
This small area (228 people)Offaly
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 187018006
Nearest school
601 m
Clara Convent NS, 180 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Clara Convent NS · primary · 180 pupils · 601 m
- S N Phroinsiais Naofa · primary · 186 pupils · 884 m
Stops 0
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Clara Convent NS · 601 m-1.6% pupils (180)
- S N Phroinsiais Naofa · 884 m-2.1% pupils (186)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Application 289 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Kilcoursey
- Electoral division
- Clara
- Electoral area
- Tullamore
- Council
- Offaly County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 63% owner-occupied (council 72%); 1% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1971–1980; 75% drive to work (council 65%); population up 7% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- The council decides in a median 77 days (about 11 weeks); 50% are asked for more information.
- 9 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
What the terms mean 6 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 26
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
Measured
counted from a public register
Calculated
a rate or median we worked out from those counts
Our classification
we sorted it by reading each description
Estimate
inferred from another source (census, map data)
Rule summary
the law, simplified: check before relying on it
How we work this out
Generated 1 Nov 2026, 14:33 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.